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BHS teams eye area tilts

The next destination for the Bartlesville High School girls basketball march to the state tournament is Tulsa Rogers High School.

That will be the site Thursday night of Bartlesville’s Class 6A area championship game against Bixby High School. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.

The Bixby Lady Spartans (16-6) handed the Bartlesville Lady Bruins (20-2) one of their two regular season defeats. The Lady Spartans defeated Bartlesville, 46-43, on Jan. 26, at the Port City Classic Tournament in Catoosa.

Thursday’s winner advances to the state tournament — an event the Bartlesville girls program hasn’t been to since 1992.

The Lady Bruins’ 1991-92 team went all the way to the Class 5A title game (there was no Class 6A) before falling to Midwest City, 46-43.

Thursday’s loser will play at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Catoosa, against either Broken Arrow or Tulsa Rogers.

Bartlesville girls advanced to the area championship game by defeating Jenks High School, 60-58, in last Saturday’s regional championship game, hosted by the Lady Bruins.

The playoff future for the Bartlesville Bruin boys (16-6) includes a trip to Catoosa, next Friday, to take on Booker T. Washington (14-8). Tip-off is at 8 pm.

This will be an elimination game for the loser.

The Bruins and the BTW Hornets (14-8) didn’t play during the regular season.

The winner will return Saturday to Catoosa, to face either Tulsa Union or Jenks, in a 6:30 p.m. showdown, in the area consolation championship game.